Prosecutor to appeal ruling in Phelps case
Shawnee County prosecutor plans to drop most criminal defamation charges against Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. and appeal a federal court order forcing the move. District Attorney Hamilton would refile nine defamation counts if the order is overturned, with two remaining counts: disorderly conduct and aggravated witness intimidation. Hearings are slated for August.
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Phelps
Topeka, Kan
Shawnee County
Fred Phelps Sr
Attornney
Joan Hamil
Ton
U.S
Sam Crow
Crow
Hamilton
10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Michael Barbara
Atchison judge denies paper request for recusal
An Atchison County judge refused to disqualify himself from a contempt case against the Globe newspaper after it reported on his gag order in a drug case. He postponed the contempt hearing to July 21 and defended balancing press rights with a fair trial. The paper acknowledged violating the gag order but argued background details were limited and prior to the gag order.
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Atchison, Kan
Atchison County
Maurice O'Keefe
O’keefe
O'Keefe
Globe
Dan Garrity
Garrity
Kansas Supreme Court
Leavenworth County
Gary Dickson
Gunnar Sundby
John Alston
Alston
Maple Wood
Minn
Dickson
Heavy rains flood Garnett and Ottawa areas
Severe rainfall caused trees to fall and limbs to block power lines in Garnett, with one electric pole blown over and outages across homes. A lightning strike hit a local plant but did not halt generation. Ottawa faced basement floods at the Municipal Auditorium, delayed cleanup, and drainage pumps operated to manage rising river levels and closed sluice gates.
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Garnett
Doran
Garrett
Hewes
O.K
Ottawa
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Dick Smith
Puppets to Talk Trash at Ottawa Library Show
Ottawa Library hosts a free puppet show titled Once There Was a Bottle by Whee Three Kings from Osage City at 1 30 p m Thursday in the Ottawa Middle School multi purpose room The show traces a bottle from shelf to trash to recycling with puppets made from recycled materials Kareen King wrote the show composed the score and built the puppets The Kings long time performers and local church pastors offer audience a post show puppet making demonstration For more information call Kareen King at 528 4699 or the Ottawa Library at 242 3080
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Ottawa
Kansas
Kareen
Jeff King
Osage City
Ottawa Middle School
Kareen King
Kings
Twin Lakes Fellowship
Foursquare Church
Convicted rapist sought in Pittsburg student disappearance
Pittsburg police seek Donald Gideon, 31, a convicted rapist, for questioning in the disappearance of Stephanie Schmidt, 20, of Leawood. Schmidt was last seen leaving The Bootlegger Bar in Frontenac with Gideon after being seen nearby, and Gideon’s parole violation sparked a new arrest warrant.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Pittsburg State University
Donald Gideon
Bar & Grill
Frontenac
Stephanie Schmidt
Schmidt
Leawood
Gideon
Hamiltons Restaurant
Heavenly Scents to Open in Ottawa Featuring Wyndham Bath Line
Heavenly Scents at 413 S Main plans a 10 am Saturday grand opening offering bath fragrances wreaths candles liners and more. Owner Kim Lydick says the Windsor Wyndham line will be exclusive in the Ottawa area with six fragrance options. Store hours are weekdays 9 am to 5 pm and Saturdays 11 am to 4 pm.
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Heavenly Scents
S. Main
Kim Lydick
Lydick
Wyndham
Crabtree and
Evelyn Company
Ottawa
Shaughnessy
Kay Shaughnessy
U.S. Navy
American Physical Therapist Association
Cincinnati
Lewis B. Puller Jr
Puller
Vietnam
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Navy
Service
St. Joseph Hospital
Wichita
University of Kansas
Ohio State University
Union Pacific to build $10 million repair shop in Kansas City
Union Pacific Railroad plans a new locomotive repair shop in Kansas City Missouri costing ten million dollars, shifting work from its Kansas City Kansas yard. The project consolidates refueling and servicing tasks at the two sites, adding cranes and environmental safeguards, with no net job loss, according to spokesman John Bromley.
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Union Pacific
Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo
Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas City, Kan
John Bromley
Kan
Auditorium Booster Bingo Cancelled Tonight
News brief notes that the auditorium booster’s bingo event is cancelled for tonight only. Road grading services effective and contact number 242-8126 listed. Wrinkle free Haggar cotton slacks arrive at Litwin's, with stock and availability implied.
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Litwin’s
Ottawa to Host Local Fidonet Computer Node
Richard Douglas of Greeley teams with Mark Shumway and Nile Peterson to form an Ottawa Fidonet node serving Franklin and Anderson counties. The group aims to cut phone costs and provide access to 600 information categories, with a 7 p.m meeting at Garfield School to discuss plans and policies.
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Ottawa
Richard Douglas
Greeley
Mark Shumway
Nile Peterson
the Herald
Douglas
Franklin
Anderson
White House
Garfield School
12Th
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1993
The Ottawa Herald lists delivery subscription rates effective January 1 1993. Local Ottawa by carrier one month five dollars eighty two cents three months sixteen dollars seventeen cents six months thirty one dollars nine cents one year sixty dollars ten cents.
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Ottawa
Franklin
State of Kansas
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